Ford is adding Sync AppLink to ten 2012 models, extending the usefulness of smartphones in Fords. AppLink lets drivers control smartphone functions and applications through the Sync infotainment module, either by voice command or a touchscreen panel. Critics say Sync adds complexity to cars, and the current Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, says anything trickier than a cassette player and cigarette lighter should be banned from cars. And yes, he appears to be serious about that.

Ford unveiled AppLink a year ago in the Ford Fiesta, its subcompact model. As of the 2012 model year, AppLink will be on the 2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Fiesta, Mustang, Shelby GT500 (cars); F-150, F-150 SVT Raptor, Super Duty (pickups); Expedition (SUV); and E-Series (van). Doug VanDagens, director of Ford Connected Services Solutions, said Ford will get AppLink into all Fords and Lincolns over the next couple of model years. At the same time, Ford is quadrupling the number of engineers working on Sync and AppLink, and there are apparently 2,500 third-party developers working on AppLink apps. The first Sync-enabled apps include the Pandora music service (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry), Stitcher podcast and news streamer (iPhone now, Android this summer), and the OpenBeak Twitter app (BlackBerry).

Browse the Ford App Catalog categories to find which of your favorite apps are already AppLink-enabled for use in your Ford vehicle or discover new and exciting apps Ford App Catalog by Ford Motor Co. Ford India has updated the Sync infotainment system with five new apps for all models with Sync and Ford AppLink. Be it streaming music to exploring a new city or real-time weather to live news.

Ford Sync is a $395 option on low-end trim lines and standard on higher-end trim lines. At its core, Sync provides a USB jack for almost any music player or USB key; Bluetooth; and Nuance-based voice control. MyFord Touch extends Sync with a touchscreen panel and sub-$1,000 navigation, which is cheap for in-car navi even if it’s outrageous compared to Garmin and Tom-Tom price points. As part of the announcement at the Ford Futuring and Trends Conference this week in Dearborn, Mich., Ford said it’s working with Nuance to increase the quality of voice recognition. One dissatisfier among car-buyers – at least if they think about it – is how much better free cloud-based voice recognition is (such as what Google provides on smartphones) is compared to on-board voice recognition that comes in a car for $395 to $2,000 extra, often as part of a navigation package.

LaHood and other critics say it’s inherently dangerous to turn American drivers loose with smartphones and iPods inside cars. LaHood wants to implement an automotive version of the Prohibition. Consumer Reports earlier this year said it wouldn’t recommend the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers because of the complexity of the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch interfaces. Some of that goes away if you spend an hour with the owner’s manual (unlikely), and some other aspects do need fixing such as too-small touchpoints on the screen corners that access basic functions — but Ford, rather limply, says the size meets industry standards, so it must be okay. Ford also says that people are going to use smartphones regardless (when smartphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have smartphones?), so the more realistic path is to let the car reduce the distraction by reading texts aloud, putting your iPod’s playlists on a big 8-inch LCD, and letting you choose an artist or genre by saying “Play artist Duffy,” for instance.

Regardless, Mark Fields, Ford’s president of operations for the Americas, says Ford is making software changes that can be installed on existing cars, and is offering customers more training.

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Ford is adding Sync AppLink to ten 2012 models, extending the usefulness of smartphones in Fords. AppLink lets drivers control smartphone functions and applications through the Sync infotainment module, either by voice command or a touchscreen panel. Critics say Sync adds complexity to cars, and the current Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, says anything trickier than a cassette player and cigarette lighter should be banned from cars. And yes, he appears to be serious about that.

Ford unveiled AppLink a year ago in the Ford Fiesta, its subcompact model. As of the 2012 model year, AppLink will be on the 2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Fiesta, Mustang, Shelby GT500 (cars); F-150, F-150 SVT Raptor, Super Duty (pickups); Expedition (SUV); and E-Series (van). Doug VanDagens, director of Ford Connected Services Solutions, said Ford will get AppLink into all Fords and Lincolns over the next couple of model years. At the same time, Ford is quadrupling the number of engineers working on Sync and AppLink, and there are apparently 2,500 third-party developers working on AppLink apps. The first Sync-enabled apps include the Pandora music service (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry), Stitcher podcast and news streamer (iPhone now, Android this summer), and the OpenBeak Twitter app (BlackBerry).

Ford Sync is a $395 option on low-end trim lines and standard on higher-end trim lines. At its core, Sync provides a USB jack for almost any music player or USB key; Bluetooth; and Nuance-based voice control. MyFord Touch extends Sync with a touchscreen panel and sub-$1,000 navigation, which is cheap for in-car navi even if it’s outrageous compared to Garmin and Tom-Tom price points. As part of the announcement at the Ford Futuring and Trends Conference this week in Dearborn, Mich., Ford said it’s working with Nuance to increase the quality of voice recognition. One dissatisfier among car-buyers – at least if they think about it – is how much better free cloud-based voice recognition is (such as what Google provides on smartphones) is compared to on-board voice recognition that comes in a car for $395 to $2,000 extra, often as part of a navigation package.

LaHood and other critics say it’s inherently dangerous to turn American drivers loose with smartphones and iPods inside cars. LaHood wants to implement an automotive version of the Prohibition. Consumer Reports earlier this year said it wouldn’t recommend the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers because of the complexity of the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch interfaces. Some of that goes away if you spend an hour with the owner’s manual (unlikely), and some other aspects do need fixing such as too-small touchpoints on the screen corners that access basic functions — but Ford, rather limply, says the size meets industry standards, so it must be okay. Ford also says that people are going to use smartphones regardless (when smartphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have smartphones?), so the more realistic path is to let the car reduce the distraction by reading texts aloud, putting your iPod’s playlists on a big 8-inch LCD, and letting you choose an artist or genre by saying “Play artist Duffy,” for instance.

Regardless, Mark Fields, Ford’s president of operations for the Americas, says Ford is making software changes that can be installed on existing cars, and is offering customers more training.

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